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Fight or Flight (2025)

#2203

Trash, but kinda fun. At least if you manage your expectations.

It's definitely not realistic, especially passengers' behavior (even considering one of the "plot twists"). Some plot points are underdeveloped, too. In fact, the whole plot is kind of

Don't deal with OP

#2202

Almost forgot to write this: at the end of January I sold some old stuff and got 100 in cash. Out of curiosity, deposited and... Did not get any messages from OP, even though they were threatening stop of service. Unclear now if that was an empty

Trapezium

#2201

Is this meant to be PG yandere? What's the moral of the story really? I could not relate to Yuu at all, since she was so manipulative from the start. If she told NEWS that she specifically wanted friends from each school -  that would have been fine

僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE: ユア ネクスト

#2200

Felt like mostly a cash-grab.

First thing that caught my attention right away is that the animation and style in general felt a bit different from the previous movies and main TV show. Was not able to understand what exactly felt different, but I can

Medalist

#2199

Episode 9:

I will repeat myself: this is how Tonbo should have been. There is success, but "not the best", with a self-realization, and even a price. It maintains the "protagonist will be successful" expectation, but it does it naturally and in a

Alone in the Dark Prologue

#2197

I am not sure what is this supposed to be.

The title says "Prologue", and I guess it technically is, since it happens before the main game. But "prologues" that has been released for other games are more like demos of the main game, and this is not it

Microsoft: Don't filter my junk!

#2196

I don't know why I expected anything else from them, but... MS support strikes again. Although, I suspect it's not entirely support fault here. But anyway, I am moving away from MS services, which includes their mail (changing to Proton, which have

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

#2195

I do not think it's correct to compareMiSideto this game. Quite a few posts that I saw suggested that MiSide does the same thing (to genre) as what originalDDLCdid, so I decided to replay it, and luckily the Plus version was at a discount. The

The Brutalist

#2194

Feels quite a bit overhyped. This movie certainly knows how to build some good atmosphere. It feels kind of sticky, but fluid enough to keep watching. It manages to be both slow and fast at the same time: very little seem to be going on, but at the

To US people

#2193

US people, please, do not buy into bullshit, that trump and musk and their related asslickers are spewing now and will continue to be doing in the next... Well, I don't probably, till the day you yourselves, will realize who these people really are

Medalist

#2192

Episode 8:

I am confused. Why did he run to the station one way, but took the train back? Why not take the train both ways? Although 1 mile for 10 stations over sounds like quite a short distance, too 🤔 Also, where did get the new dry t-shirt?

Arcane, Season 2

#2191

Too bad this series is not profitable. At least that's what has been said by Riot Games so far, and they are even skeptical it will break even (most likely will, but not fast). This is sad, because the world needs more quality shows and movies.

I

チ。-地球の運動について-

#2190

Episode 22:

 

One can say that the episode did not feel "satisfying", but it certainly was fitting real life. Nowak's reaction to this kind of "resolution" makes total sense. Sometimes we literally waste our time because of a "misunderstanding". 

Companion (2025)

#2189

Kind of Black Mirror, but outside of Black Mirror franchise. Has some dark humor, has plot twists, raises serious questions, while attempting to answer them. Both dystopic and somewhat hopeful at the same time. Definitely was a pleasant watch.

The Princess Bride (1987)

#2188

I think it's a bit overrated. I've heard a lot of praise for this movie, how outstanding it is, almost ahead of its time, and perhaps it would have been better, if I did not hear any of that.

It's not a bad movie, that's for sure, the story as a whole

MiSide

#2187

It's a bit overhyped. At least in some zones of the Internet. At least in VK, which has been sending me dozens of posts with Mita from the game. I think it's just marketing, though, publisher and devs probably know, what people want, and just "forced

80

#2186

Today my grandma would have been 80. Yes, just a little bit longer, and she could have had a considerable anniversary, but с'est la vie.

I think my grief is still pretty muchdelayed. I had somewhat of a meltdown sometime last summer, but it was brief

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

#2185

The Witcher 3"at home", PG version.

It is clear that Witcher series and other similar games were an inspiration here. Witcher probably was the main one. Concept is somewhat similar, but here we only have one type of "monsters" - ghosts (although they

The Gorge (2025)

#2184

Mostly forgettable. Not bad, but forgettable.

The movie is essentially split into 2 parts. First part is "love theme", which was ok, but probably a bit too long overall. Can't say I buy into this "love", though, since it's mostly out of boredom rather

Nosferatu (2024)

#2183

Reminded me of 2022's "The Batman". The way the shadows (and lighting) were used to obscure things, the relatively high amount of "dirty" frames. The purpose was obviously different, of course. "The Batman" was shot that way to make it feel more "

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep

#2182

I guess Japanese animation has spoiled me. And Arcane, too. This one felt very cheap to me. The mouths' animation felt especially so with just very quick closing and opening, which did even try to match the spoken words. Japanese know that their

Samsung: Media Picker

#2181

They were silent for almost 2 weeks and then ignore all the previous conversation again, suggesting general stuff for battery longevity. I do not get it. They did acknowledge the need for them to coordinate with MS/Google even.Screenshot_20250211_141845_Samsung Members.webp

Chance

#2180

I have one big regret in my life. Although, maybe "regret" is not the right word. Perhaps, "guilt" is more appropriate. Once you read the next sentence, you will know how this ends already, but maybe it still needs to be told. I had a dog.

Technically

Solo Leveling, Season 2

#2179

Episode 5:

I remember I read somewhere, that if a person seems to smell nice for you, when bot using any pefume, it means that you are chemically compatible, whatever that means. 

Medalist

#2178

Episode 5:

This is how 2nd season of Tonbo should have been. 

Medalist

#2177

Episode 4:

Good episode, probably a good thing to see for some parent,  but... Now I do not understand the mother at all. Inori's sister seemed completely fine, positive and in no way jealous or  whatever of Inori skating at all, while she can't (or

Patience (2025)

#2176

Tries to do 2 things at once and fails at both.

First thing it tries to do is depict an autistic person. While I would not say there are necessarily "errors" in depictions of certain behaviors or reactions, they seem mostly shallow. On the other hand

Dune: Prophecy

#2175

I am conflicted about this show.

On one hand it definitely has very high production quality. Actors play well, camera work and shot composition is amazing and work really well, at least with cases of minimalistic aesthetics The music is good, and

Believe Me

#1134

Interestingly, the same topic is seen in TV show I watch the next day:The Crow Girl. It's not the main theme there, but still. And in a way it's even worse than in "Believe Me", but I can't get into it without spoiling the show a bit, so just watch

The Crow Girl

#1133

This one is an exception for me. Usually, if I see a show or movie, that starts in a way, that suggests that we should know something about what's already happening (no matter how small those things are) and does not start with some flashback like "

Believe Me

#1132

It was supposed to be a review of the movie, but I think the topic begs a longer and wider discussion. And to be honest, as a movie this one is so-so. I will start with a few words about it, though.

Fiction and reality

The movie does not do the story

Timestalker

#1131

This is supposed to be a comedy, right? Because I was not laughing. I clearly saw moments that were meant to be funny. Or maybe not "meant" but "expected to be". Maybe under different conditions, in different setting, with different tone, or even

Palm Springs

#1130

I heard quite a few good things about this movie. Perhaps it made my expectations too high. It's not a bad move, but I think I will forget everything besides Cristin Milioti, who did not have that much screen time, to be honest.

The approach to

Moana 2

#1129

If you are a kid - you probably will like it. Don't know if to same extent as kids loved Frozen, but still. If you are braindead or watch this in a braindead-like state - maybe as well. But otherwise this will be forgettable.

To be honest, I can't say

In the Mouth of Madness

#1128

Reminded me of Alan Wake. And probably some Stephen King's story (at the least he had similar concept in one of the books in "The Dark Tower" series). Not that the concept of a story blurring the distinction between a story (book or movie) and

The Shadow (1994)

#1127

They don't do them like they used to. This is one more movie from my childhood that I rewatched recently, and it just hits differently than modern movies. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely quite a few things that one can find to be "silly" or

Star Trek: Section 31

#1126

What is this atrocity? Don't get me wrong, Discovery, Brave New Worlds were quite bad after their first seasons, too. Even Picard was, with its saving grace being more frequent nods to The Next Generation, especially in the last season. But this...

Evolution (2001)

#1125

I watched this movie a lot as a kid. Tried it again, and it's still good in my opinion. At least if you do not expect "high art" from it (similar as you should not withFaculty, that came out a few years earlier). Premise is simple, jokes are

Übel Blatt

#1123

Episode 3:

"Long rain" is the name of the episode. No wonder it felt so long, that I could not finish it. It was extremely boring. The elf guy was stopped in his revenge and suddenly became completely mellow, unmotivated and practically suicidal. The

アラフォー男の異世界通販生活

#1120

Episode 3:

"I have only one bed" for the cat-girl, but for the human one - he bough a new one. "I am too old" for the blond, but for the cat-girl or the bar-girl, neither of which look any older, - he is not. He seems to be careful spending the money

マジック・メイカー ~異世界魔法の作り方~

#1119

Episode 3:

"Gather everyone upstairs", and then there like 8 people behind the barricade and more "civilians" are coming much-muchc later. And the fact that no one was even attempting to help the boy even when the goblin was on the ground... The

全修

#1118

Episode 3:

It really should have been a movie. As is they are just wasting a lot of time on little things, that do not add anything to... Well, anything. Not to world-building, not to character-building. Just superfluous stuff. If it was a 100 (maybe

F*** Marry Kill

#1117

Good for 1 evening, and does not expect you to need it for more. It is a comedy of misunderstandings, in a way, but with mystery and dating. Ok, maybe the comedy part is quite subtle, and won't cause a lot of laughs from you. But surprisingly was

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

#1116

Reeves overshadows Carrey. Kidding, he does not, simply because he has less screen time (if you even count voice-over as such), and I just thought it would be a good pun, since Reeves voices over Shadow.

Puns aside, it's an ok movie. Others have

Event Horizon

#1115

It did not impress me. I do think it's better than2001: A Space Odysseyoverall, but not that much better. It definitely has much better pacing, and a proper story stretched through-out, and not spread like blobs in certain places. It is worse

EaseUS: Backup Scheduling

#1114

I did get a refund withing a couple of days, and in the end had to settle for Acronis, after all. I had a touch case with them, as well, where some stupidity was present initially, but in the end we were able to resolve a pretty difficult and obscure

Don't deal with OP

#1101

FINE case is still open, there is not much going there, unfortunately, just some back-and-forth, but meanwhile I do have a potentially related update. Last Saturday I tried to withdraw some bitcoins, so that I can use them. I wanted to withdraw them

Super Mario Bros.

#1091

So much undeserved hate for this movie. Yes, it does not. Yes, it has very little to do with the games, but I am not sure it was aiming for that even. It was like that Pacman episode fromSecret Levelanthology: thoughts on a theme. Nothing more,